Autism Rates Have Increased 60-Fold. I Played a Role in That.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of health and human services, is correct that reported autism rates have exploded in the last 30 years — they’ve increased roughly 60-fold — but...
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Do Regular Facials Actually Improve Your Skin?
Smoother skin, smaller pores, better hydration — these are just a few of the many benefits facials can offer. And who isn’t relaxed after being horizontal for an hour while...
What Is the Strait of Hormuz, and Why Is It Important?
One way that Iran could potentially retaliate for the American strikes on three of its nuclear sites, analysts say, would be to shut down the Strait of Hormuz, a key...
A former OpenAI and Meta exec says there’s a clear way he can tell if an employee is succeeding 6 months into the job
Peter Deng was OpenAI's vice president for consumer product as well as head of product at Facebook and Instagram.Justin Sullivan via Getty ImagesThe venture capitalist and former tech executive Peter...
The MTV Reality Star in Trump’s Cabinet Who Wants You to Have More Kids
Sean Duffy would like you to watch his family making pancakes. They have cooked breakfast together twice on national television, once just last month — man, wife, and children, gathered...
Island-Hopping on a D.I.Y. Caribbean Cruise
Monday was designer window-shopping on St. Barts. Tuesday, hiking rugged Saba. Wednesday, the endless summer beaches of Anguilla. All without the crowds from massive cruise ships or the expense of...
He Was a Goatherd as a Boy. Now He’ll Lead Mexico’s Top Court.
In the far-flung hamlet in southern Mexico where he grew up, Hugo Aguilar Ortiz’s boyhood job was to herd goats. Nearly everyone around him on the mist-shrouded slopes of Oaxaca...
A Better Way to Get Around in the Amazon: Solar-Powered Canoes
On a sweltering Sunday morning, 20 Indigenous men in the Ecuadorean Amazon boarded a canoe in their community near the border with Peru. Their destination was a neighboring village 45...
The Real Winner of ‘Squid Game’ Is Hwang Dong-hyuk
“Squid Game,” the candy-colored South Korean series about a deadly competition, premiered on Netflix in 2021 and almost immediately became an international sensation. Hwang Dong-hyuk, who wrote and directed the...
It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On
The mangoes were supposed to be here two hours ago. Yakin Shah paced the parking lot of a cargo warehouse at Newark Liberty International Airport, beads of sweat moistening his...
